Since the U.S. State Department issued a travel advisory for U.S. citizens traveling in Egypt, which remains in a tumultuous period of political instability, 19 University of California students and at least 13 other adults have been transported from the country.

UC President Mark Yudof said the tuition hike, along with proposed changes to employee retirement benefits, are needed to close a $1 billion budget shortfall caused by unprecedented cuts in state funding.